A 30-yard strike capped a wonderful Kieran Sadlier hat-trick as Cork City easily made it through to the FAI Cup semi-finals with a straightforward victory tonight. Kieran Sadlier gets hat-trick as City ease into semisLongford Town 0 Cork City 7A 30-yard strike capped a wonderful Kieran Sadlier hat-trick as Cork City easily made it through to the FAI Cup semi-finals with a straightforward victory tonight. They had been set on their way in the 20th minute when Gearóid Morrissey scored with an overhead kick from a Kieran Sadlier corner and the lead was doubled soon after that as Karl Sheppard crossed for Sadlier to head home. Sadlier was the played fouled for Meenan’s dismissal, the tackle classed as reckless by referee Ray Matthews, and City ran riot in the second half. CORK CITY: Cherrie; Beattie, Bennett (McNamee 57), Barry, Griffin; Morrissey (O’Hanlon 68), Keohane; Sheppard (Daly-Bütz 68), Buckley, Sadlier; Coughlan.

Source: Evening echo September 07, 2018 20:37 UTC